Response
can be to books, reading selections, video, classes or events.
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Develop a
topic or theme and then develop your point of view.
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Themes can
be based on an interpretation, analysis, or evaluation of a single topic.
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Student view
should be clear in this essay assignment.
Review
can be to a report, or critique of books, article or video.
Analysis
can be to a report, or critique of books, article or video.
Plan
or Method Used to Organize an Essay
Description:
is a mode of writing that relates the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, or
feelings of a particular experience to its readers. Good descriptive writers
are particularly adept at receiving, selecting and expressing sensory details
from the world around them.
Narration
= is Storytelling: the recounting of a series of events, arranged
in a particular order and delivered by a narrator to a specific audience
with a clear purpose in mind.
Example:
is an illustration of a general principle or thesis statement.
Persuasion:
the main purpose is to convince a reader to think, act, or feel a certain
way. It involves appealing to reason, to emotion, and/or to a sense of ethics.
Argumentation:
is an appeal mainly to logic and reason. It deals with complex issues that
can be debated.
Definition:
is the process of explaining a world, object, or idea in such a way that
the reader knows as precisely as possible what we mean.
Cause
and Effect: is a form of analysis that examines why something
happened and/or the results of something that happened.
Comparison:
examines the similarities between objects or ideas.
Contrast:
examines the differences between objects or ideas.
Division:
breaks a subject down into many different sub-groups.
Classification:
groups similar subjects into a single category or class.
Examples of Writings
for class:
NAME_________________________________________________________________
DATE___________________________________
1. Choose 3 folktales and explain
what life values, skills or life lessons are woven within each story.
2. List 5 positive
Reading or Writing experiences that affect how you read and write today.
3. List 10 interesting
details in this book, and summarize what you learned from each detail.
4. List 2 reasons
why this book is important to you.
5. Title: ___________________________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________________________________________
Quote a passage from this book
and then explain each of the following about the passage.
QUOTE and page number please:
This reminds me of:
I visualize:
I am confused:
I wonder:
6. Title:
Author:
What was important or interesting
to you about this book:
7. Title:
Author:
This is what I think the author
was trying to say.
8. A READING RECORD
Tips for Storytelling
The first thing most people ask
when it looks as if they are going to become involved in actually telling
a story is "How do you do it?" There are no hard and fast rules.
Everything (except the first point enumerated below) is subject to individual
preferences. Whatever you feel comfortable doing is right for you. There
is no one way to tell a story. Each person must find out through experience
what his or her way to tell a story is.
1. Chose a story you are familiar
with and like. If you don't like it, it won't work.
2. If it is a story from a printed source, read it two or three times.
3. Get the main order f the story in your mind. What are the important points?
What is the sequence of events? Mapping it might help.
4. What pictures does the story create in your mind? Visualize the story.
5. Try telling the story yourself.
6. Where parts of it left out? Do not memorize the story word for word except
for specific thymes so that the result will be storytelling not story recitation.
7. Try telling the story in front of a mirror.
8. If you have a tape recorder, tape the story and listen to it critically.
9. Videotape yourself telling the story and evaluate the result critically.
10. Tell the story again in front of a mirror or for your family, friends,
or a group of children.
11. Add facial and hand expressions and any noises or sounds that fit and
feel right.
12. Look people in their eyes as you tell the story. You'll learn a lot
this way. Don't let furniture separate you from the listeners.
13. Don't be afraid to use silence - it can be dramatic and effective. Use
pauses wisely.
14. Use your voice for character traits and to express suspense, surprise,
joy, sorrow, quietness, mystery, etc.
15. Write down specific rhymes or the beginning and ending on cards if you
think you might need them as a reminder just before you start the story.
16. Add poetry, songs, or bits of folklore to your story.
17. Ask yourself. What can I add to the story to make it mine? Sometimes
we get flashes of inspiration while actually telling the story. Make a note
of these inspirations.
18. Practice
19. Tell, tell and tell the story
20.Have fun telling it.